Ryan Fitzgerald
Raleigh, NC or Austin, TX for Buy and Hold
Hi Guys,
I'm new to BP just wanted to ask what people think about the Raleigh, NC area vs. the Austin, TX area in terms of Real Estate Investing, with a Buy and Hold... Which area do you think is better today...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Vacancy Factor
After owning a bunch of rental properties, I realized that for Single Family Homes, your real vacancy factor is not necessarily 10%. Why? If you have a mortgage on the house, logically then, if it becomes vacant, y...
Rich Weese
Rehabbers
If you are still in the rehabbing business, are you using borrowed funds or your own money or joint venture? If not your own funds, % for JV or rate you're paying for borrowed funds? After paying for borrowed funds , ...
Mel Jones
LA House for sale next door - worth it to expand our lot??
We own a duplex in an expensive hillside neighborhood in Los Angeles. The house behind us, which has a very large lot and we share a long property line with, is for sale. If we purchased we would own almost a half acr...
Benigno Cunanan
Rents weren’t what I expected
Purchasing a home at $66k. Memphis, TN 38115. Initially I thought the rents would be from $850 to $950, thIs was supported by my rentometer analysis, Zillow estimates and my
Agent’s comp list of rents around the area....
Suzanne Storz
Which Marketing Material is King?
I am looking into either buying pens with my contact info & website on them, or direct mail postcards.Which would be a better deal in terms of getting responses? I'm leaning toward the postcards, but the pens off...
Billy Rogers
Listings with only one or no photos
I get so aggravated with listings on realtor.com where there is only one photo of the property (usually exterior). Why would a realtor do that? I see plenty that look good, but I don't waste my time on them because t...
Brandon Turner
Help Needed!! Tips for Selling Your House - (What is YOUR tip?)
Hey everyone,
I'm working on a blog post, called (tentatively)
"100 Tips for Selling Your House Faster, Easier, and For More Money."
I think I have like 6 ideas... so I have a ways to go. Can anyone offer their ...
Kyle Smith
50/50 Partnerships for STRs
I’m considering going in with an investor on a new cabin. I would help manage the construction and also manage the cabin booking, etc. The other partner will own the cabin and take care of all financial obligations. ...
Jason Natelle
Do I go with Turnkey options or search for deals locally?
I'm in the "drinking from a fire hose" seIf-education phase of my early real estate investing career. I've been thinking about the option to go with the turnkey options available outside of my area (assuming the numbe...